LAX74OL007

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Sonoyta, Mexico · July 14, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1973
Place
Sonoyta, Mexico · SONOYTA,MEX, MX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1256TCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188722

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0040  73/7/14    SONOYTA,MEX         CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 751
        TIME - 1230                    N1256T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRAWLEY,CALIF              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N1256T
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.